Packers-Steelers Press Box Notes

PACKERS HEAD TO PITTSBURGH
- Two of the NFL's most storied franchises square off in Pittsburgh for an inter-conference game with playoff implications for both teams.

- The two clubs come into play on the opposite side of streaks. Green Bay has reeled off five consecutive victories, while Pittsburgh has dropped its last five.

- Though the Packers played a preseason game in Pittsburgh in 2007, Sunday will mark the team's first-ever regular season game at Heinz Field since its opening in 2001. Green Bay's last game in Pittsburgh came in 1998 at Three Rivers Stadium.

- The two teams first met in 1933, when the Packers soundly defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 47-0. They have since played 30 times, with the Packers holding an 18-13-0 advantage in the all-time series. Included in that record is a 9-6 mark in the city of Pittsburgh.

- The two historic franchises have combined for 18 NFL championships and 39 members of the Pro Football Hall ..